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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2023
Selby Gardens CEO elected Visit Florida chair

Jennifer Rominiecki will lead the state's official tourism agency for 2023-24.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2010
Green shoots sprouting

Demand has slowly returned to the commercial real estate market, driving large gains in multifamily real estate and leasing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 3, 2017
Change Agent

An insurance firm with high aspirations for industry disruption recently scored a big win, with a $12 million capital raise. Now comes market acceptance.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 5, 2017
Branching out

Barron Collier Cos. has deep roots in Collier County. But a new CEO says the company may look beyond its home for new projects.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 10, 2025
St. Pete entrepreneur rekindles passion for dancing

Jamie Van Cuyk pushes herself to new heights with her longtime passion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2012
OSI reels in Best Buy exec

David Deno leaves Best Buy to take CFO position at the restaurant company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 3, 2016
Flavor frenzy

Spend more to make more — sales and products — is an ongoing theme at a St. Petersburg ice cream making business. Growth has followed.

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  • December 31, 2009
Senior housing not immune to recession

Senior residential housing is feeling the pinch just like the rest of the housing market.

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  • September 29, 2010
Collier reduces impact fees

County commissioners voted to reduce transportation impact fees by 32%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2010
Roper buys iTradeNetwork

The Sarasota firm will spend $525 million in cash to acquire the California company.

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  • July 30, 2010
Quinnipiac: Scott surges

Rick Scott has run up an 11-point lead in the race for the Republican nomination.

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  • August 5, 2010
BankAtlantic exits Tampa

In its latest earnings release, the bank revealed plans to sell its Tampa assets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2011
Port Dolphin Energy receives state permits

Tampa-based Port Dolphin Energy LLC received environmental permits to allow construction of components for its offshore liquefied natural-gas terminal.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2011
Home prices down significantly

Nationwide, home values have dropped 6.7% over the past year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2011
Home prices still falling

Gulf Coast homes lost value over the year ended in February 2011.

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  • February 10, 2012
Spirit connects Tampa to DFW

The discount airline will connect the two southern cities starting in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Steiner |
  • January 13, 2014
Lee hotel revenues rise

Revenue at lodgings in Lee County rose 11% in November as hoteliers filled more rooms.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 23, 2010
A New View

Florida's sunshine is a ray of hope for Ed Marin, who recently moved his $5 million art business to the Gulf Coast from California.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 11, 2023
Surgeon’s passion is to jump out of planes — with a parachute, of course

Dr. Jennifer Bocker has performed somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 jumps.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 2, 2025
Fast-casual franchisee grows to four SoFresh stores in region

"I like the challenge," says entrepreneur William Wolf, who started out as a professional gamer and recently turned around an underperforming restaurant in a matter of months. One lesson? Put customer service first.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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